Body-hanger for vehicles.



PATENTED MAR. 29,1904.

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BODY HANGER FOR VEHICLES.

APPLIO ATION FILED NOV. 23, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

INVENTOR WITNESSES UNITED STATES Patented March 29, 1904.

HENRY O. SWAN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BODY-HANGER FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 756,075, dated March 29, 1904.

Application filed November 23, 1903. Serial No. 182,233. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY O. SWAN, of

Cleveland, Ouyahoga county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Body-Hanger, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a bottom plan view showing the central portion of a hanger constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section beyond one end of the plate or flange. Fig. I is a bottom plan view showing the punching for two clips. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing punching for a single clip, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the entire iron.

My invention relates to the body-hangers for vehicles, and is designed to provide a hanger which may either be secured bymeans of two clips or a single clip, thus doing away with a multiplicity of different styles of hangers.

In the drawings, 2 represents the central portion of the hanger, and 3 a plate or flange projecting laterally from the top or upper part of the hanger-bar. On the underside of the plate are three weakened or recessed portions 4., 5, and 6, which are preferably semicircular on the side of thehanger-bar with a flat face 7 on the opposite side. Between these recesses or weakened portions are the lugs 8, forming the shoulders to fit on the spring. The recesses preferably extend to either side of the line of the shoulders, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3. The plate is also preferably provided with a square recess 9 in front of the central recess 5. 7

When the hanger is to be used with two clips, holes of general semielliptical shape are punched in the two outer recessed or weakened portions 4 and 6, these holes being indicated at 10. One leg of each securing-clip passes through the hole thus punched.

If the hanger is to be secured by a single clip,the central weakened portion 5 is punched out to form the hole 11, as shown in Fig. 5.

In the making of the hanger it is preferably arrangement of the hanger, its flange, and the weakened or recessed portions without de parting from my invention.

I claim 1. A body-hanger comprising a bar having a flange provided with three recesses or weakened portions on its lower face, said recesses being in line with each other and adapted for punching; substantially as described.

2. A body-hanger having a lateral flange with three recesses or weakened portions in line thereon and shoulders between the recesses to fit on the spring; substantially as described.

3. A body-hanger having a flange provided with three recesses or weakened portions arranged to be in alinement with the springbody, at least one of the weakened portions being punched to receive a,clipleg; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

HENRY c. SWAN.

Witnesses:

EMIL W. J AITE, Enron W. KATH. 

